Best Public Schools in Hagerhill, KY

Summary:

The city of Hagerhill, Kentucky is home to a single standout public elementary school, Porter Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 413 students. Porter Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking 48th out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year.

Porter Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in the Johnson County district and the state of Kentucky on academic measures, with a majority of students scoring proficient or better in mathematics, reading, and other subjects across grade levels. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and spends $17,001 per student, which is higher than the state average. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students (58.11%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Porter Elementary has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement.

While Porter Elementary School is already a standout institution, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as 4th grade science and 5th grade writing performance. Overall, Porter Elementary School is a model of academic excellence in the Hagerhill area, providing a high-quality education to its students and serving as a benchmark for other schools in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7210 Us 321 S	Hagerhill	41222	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2545	431	29	15.0	54.3%	418 (97.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	89.2	48^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.0%		81.2	86^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.4%	38	62.0	78.0	63.0	67.0	62.0	63.0	70.0	77.0	60.0	56.0	88.0	$17,001	$2,918	$1,292	$4,210	$8,814	$2,238	$11,052

Cities Near Hagerhill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Staffordsville	1.33 mi	1	51^st
Paintsville	1.5 mi	8	126^th
Thelma	3.41 mi	1
Wittensville	5.01 mi	1	58^th
Prestonsburg	8.46 mi	6	267^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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